Evaluation of the preservice portion (summer 1969) of the 2-year fourth cycle Teacher Corps Program at the University of Pittsburgh involved 1) determination of objectives for the preservice program; 2) literature and document search; 3) interviews with interns, instructional consultants, corps administrators and university instructors, public…

the Experimental Model for Teacher Education at the University of Washington is designed to serve as an elementary teacher education laboratory for twelve experienced teacher participants, nine post-doctoral and three pre-doctoral participants. The laboratory applies experience and training of the project's participants to the training of 19…

This project proposed team teaching and cross-role training as alternatives to isolated individual teaching and teacher training. Project objectives were a) assessment of student benefit from cross-role teacher training and team formation, b) development of more effective procedures for training professional staff, and c) assessment of student…

This report describes the development of an inner-city college-community teacher education program designed at Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles. Originally the program recruited and trained as Spanish teachers Cuban refugee professionals who expressed an interest in teaching. The program developed further after California approved…

Describes a program aimed at helping to alleviate the problems of high turnover of science teachers in inner city schools and of high unemployment of scientists and engineers by establishing an intern program to credential people with science related background. (SLH)

The time is right, it is argued, for the professionalization of teaching, with teachers controlling the certification process. Also recommended is a four-year degree followed by a one-year masters program and a one-year school-based internship. Implications of the professionalization of teaching are discussed. (MT)

An internship/residency model of teacher education was developed by the California Consortium on the Beginning Years of Teaching. A successful initiation of the model and problems that prevented implementation elsewhere are described. (DF)

A survey was conducted at teacher education institutions in Colorado and Wyoming to determine the degree of role conflict and to distinguish between the perceived and the functioning roles of the generalist and the specialist in the supervision of student teachers. (SK)

Tests whether field independence and dogmatism taken together were related to peer judgments in a teaching situation. (Author/RK)

This summative evaluation of Teacher Corps' training programs assesses the overall effectiveness of the training in terms of changes in intern teaching behavior. Five behaviors changed in frequency significantly and support is provided for the use of modeling, feedback, practice and reinforcement to influence teacher behavior. (BT)

A study investigated the influence of classroom experience on theoretical beliefs about reading as evidenced over a full year elementary classroom internship in a laboratory school setting. Five interns (three females who had just received their bachelors degrees and two males who held masters degrees and were engaged in other occupations prior to…

Teacher education was modified through an Innovative Program fostered by the University of Hawaii, whose staff, participating teachers, and student interns gathered at a summer workshop to implement the program. (RK)

Purpose of this experiment was to examine the effects of three sources of model content and two types of information content in an attempt to further clarify the effects of modeling procedures in teacher training. (Authors)

Particular features of this experimental program were to provide access and encouragement to young northern students, especially those of Indian, Eskimo, or Metis origin. (Author/MB)

Authors present results of their study of teaching interns perceptions of their role and efficacy within a fluid and rather unpredictable school setting. The study was exploratory, attempting to generate good questions rather than test existing hypothesis. (Author/LF)